Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Two posts for one day! …..sharing the doily I made for a swap gift

Unfortunately this was harder than it should have been, and not as flat as I would have liked.  It is because I mistakenly started with a larger thread and had to make adjustments.  I had finished about 10 rows and realized it wasn't going to work, so took out five and worked from there making adjustments.
Then I found out that the thread was POLYESTER not cotton…I had begun wondering why it felt so funny, putting it off to being Mercerized.  My bad. It was a wonderful gift from Bev, and had it not been for her generosity, I would never have been able to make the gift in time, so am very thankful for her and the gift.  It did turn out to be pretty!
I immediately purchased some thread in size 5 and size 10 so that I had more to use for various patterns.  I do want to make more doilies.




6 comments:

  1. wonderful....thread does make all the difference.

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    1. Thanks Vikki, and yes, you are right…cotton thread does make a difference!

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  2. Nothing like something made of thread . . by the way, I just took your doily off the dining room table . LOVE it and will put it back on at Easter and leave it up to Thanksgiving.

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    1. That was the best doily I have ever made! I just loved doing it…need to make another big doily just for the fun of it! At least now I have the thread to do it!

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  3. OMGosh! How beautiful! I'm sure the person you are gifting this to is going to love and cherish this pretty doily. I like the color too.
    Bobbie :)

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